Genesis 43:18
Then were the men afraid because they had been brought into the house of Joseph, and they said—For the matter of the silver that came back in our sacks at the beginning, have, we, been brought in,—that he may turn round upon us and fall upon us, and take us for servants and our asses.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17So the men did as Joseph had said, and the man brought the men into Joseph’s house,
Cross References
Genesis 42:27And the first opened his sack to give fodder to his ass at the inn,—and beheld his silver, yea there, it was in the mouth of his sack!
Genesis 42:35And it came to pass when, they, were emptying their, sacks then lo! each man’s bundle of silver, was in his sack,—and when they beheld their bundles of silver—they and their father, they were afraid,
Deuteronomy 22:14and raiseth against her occasions of speech, and bringeth upon her an evil name, and saith—This woman, I took, and approached her, and found not that she had the tokens of virginity,
Judges 13:22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall, die,—for, upon God, have we looked.
Job 15:21A noise of dreadful things, is in his ears, In prosperity, the destroyer cometh upon him;
Psalms 53:5There have they been in great dread where no dread was, Because, God, hath scattered the bones of thy besieger,—Thou hast put [him] to shame, Because, God, had, rejected, them.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 43:16-26
Joseph Entertains His Brethren. ( b. c. 1707.) 15 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's… Read the whole commentary →